S.C. House 6 Kyle White

Greg Wilson/Anderson Observer

1. What are the three most pressing needs of your district and how can you help address those needs?

The three most pressing issues for our district are infrastructure, public safety, and schools. As to infrastructure, our roads and bridges are in desperate need of repair. I will work with the delegation and other legislators in Columbia to bring resources back to the district to help repair the roads and bridges. As to public safety, I will work to get law enforcement, firefighters, and other first responders the resources they need to keep us safe, and I will do whatever we can at the state level to combat illegal immigration. As to schools, I will work to increase teacher pay and retention, and to do whatever I can in Columbia to support our great local schools, teachers, and students.

2. How would you work with the Anderson County Legislative Delegation to work on these issues?

As you have to do to succeed in the business world, I would work with people in a professional manner to solve these problems, and any other problems we face in the district and in Anderson County. Success in problem solving requires negotiation, coalition building, and developing professional relationships with people you have to deal with to get the problems solved, and that is true whether you are trying to solve problems in the business world or in Columbia.

3. What are the state’s three most pressing needs moving into 2025?

The three issues I have mentioned above are not unique to Anderson County or to district 6, and are statewide issues that we need to address. But one thing that is placing additional strain on our infrastructure, public safety, and schools, is the influx of people moving to South Carolina from other states, so a priority will be taking into account this influx of people when approaching how to deal with infrastructure, public safety, and school issues. Also, illegal immigration is placing additional strain on our state in many ways, so we must do what we can to combat our state’s illegal immigration problem.

4. What is your approach to working with other house members to achieve the greater good? In my career, I have to work with people I disagree with on a daily basis to resolve problems, and I have become skilled at working with people to negotiate solutions to problems. I will take that approach to Columbia and will work with the other house members to achieve maximum benefit to District 6 and Anderson County.

5. What are three personal or professional qualities that make you the best candidate for this office?

I have lived in Anderson County most of my life since my parents got out of the Marines when I was five years old. I personally experienced the Anderson County school system when I went to Concord Elementary, McCants Middle School, and ultimately graduated from TL Hanna High School. I then obtained a degree from the business school at Clemson University, and a law degree from Mississippi College School of law. Since graduating from law school, I have litigated high stakes cases around the state, and around the country. I have also handled litigation cases in other countries. In recent years, the bulk of my practice has become litigating against the government and constitutional law, so I am uniquely qualified to hold the government accountable and cause change from the inside if elected to the state house.